Men with stolen passports on Malaysian plane not of Asian appearance-investigator

March 10, 2014|Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Reuters) - The two men who usedstolen passports to board a Malaysian jetliner that went missingon Saturday were not of Asian appearance, the chief Malaysianinvestigator said on Monday.

He also said an oil slick suspected of coming from thewreckage was not jet fuel, confiming another false lead.

Flight MH370 disappeared early on Saturday about an hourinto its flight from Kuala Lumpur after climbing to a cruisingaltitude of 35,000 feet (10,670 metres).

Interpol confirmed on Sunday at least two passengers usedstolen passports and said it was checking whether others aboardhad used false identity documents.